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bannan

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Hét se cyning bannan út here, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 22. Add

rýmet

(n.)
Grammar
rýmet, rýmett, es; n.

space, extentclear space, roomextension, clearance

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Hit is gedón swá ðú héte, and hér gyt is rýmet æmtig, ii. 376, 9.

Linked entry: rýmetleást

æt-gongan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gongan, [æt at, gangan to go]

To go toapproachaccedere

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To go to, approach; accedere Hét hie of ðam líge neár ætgongan he bade them from the flame to approach nearer, Exon. 55b; Th. 197, 1; Az. 183

nearu-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-bregd, es; n.

A wile or trick that brings others into straits

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A wile or trick that brings others into straits Néþde ic nearobregdum, ðǽr ic Neron biswác, ðæt hé ácwellan hét Cristes þegnas, Exon. Th. 260, 24; Jul. 302

rǽd-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wægn, es; m.
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A vehicle, chariot Hé hiene hét iernan beforan his rǽdwǽne ante vehiculum ejus, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 13. Cf. Icel. reið-skjótr, but see also hræd-wægn

sealticge

(n.)
Grammar
sealticge, an; f.
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A dancer Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan ( the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2

Linked entry: salticge

wórung

(n.)
Grammar
wórung, e ; f.

Wandering aboutrambling

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Wandering about, rambling Hé hét ðæt hé wunode bútan wórunge on mynstre. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 99. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse . .., wórunge and fyrwitnysse. Homl. Th. ii. 220, 26

ge-dæftan

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hét þí gedæftan ꝥ deófles templ, Hml. S. 4, 369. Add

bricg

(n.)
Grammar
bricg, e; f.

A bridgepons

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A bridge; pons He hét ða ofermetan bricge mid stáne gewyrcan he ordered a very large bridge to be built with stone, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, II

Linked entries: Cwat-brycg brig Brycg

frum-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
frum-hrægl, es; n.

A first garmentprīmus vestītus

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A first garment; prīmus vestītus Hét heora sceome þeccan Freá frumhrægle the Lord bade them conceal their nakedness with the first garment, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 8; Gen. 943

streám-faru

(n.)
Grammar
streám-faru, e; f.
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The going or flowing of a stream of water, a current: — -Se æðeling hét streámfare stillan the prince bade the rush of waters cease, Andr. Kmbl. 3150; An. 1578

un-ámánsumod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámánsumod, adj.

Unexcommunicatedrelieved from sentence of excommunication

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Benedictus hét mæssian for ðám mynecenum; cwæð ðæt hí siððan unámánsumode wǽron, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 28

Linked entry: á-mánsumian

árleáslíce

(adv.)
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Hét hé his ágenne sunu árleáslíce ácwellan, Hml. Th. i. 88, 7: 13. Add

á-smiþian

(v.)
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Se fæder hét ásmiðigan of smǽtum golde hyre anlýcnysse, Hml. S. 2, 113. Scrín of seolfre ásmiþod, 26, 173. Smicere geworhte,ásmiðode fabrefactum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 68. Add

Linked entry: smiðian

-hád

(suffix)
Grammar
-hád, a suffix forming abstract nouns, e. g. bisceop-, cild-, man-, wer-hid, etc. In the oldest English it is found combined only with nouns, while in the later stages of the language, as in O. Sax. O. Frs. O. H. Ger. words are formed with it from adjectives. An early instance occurs in the Land MS. of the Chronicle 'druncenhed,'
  • 1070
  • ;
  • Erl. 209, 35
. In later English it takes two forms, -hode, -hede; in modern times, -hood, -head.

forþ-dón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-dón, p. -dyde; pp. -dón

To put forthproferre

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To put forth; proferre Hét he his tungan forþdón of his muþe, and him eówian linguam proferre ex ōre, ac sibi ostendĕre jussit, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 6

mǽþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-leás, adj.

Without moderationgreedy

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Ðá hét Martinus ða mǽþleásan fugelas ðæs fixnoþes geswícan, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11

eft-cuman

(v.)

To come backrevenīre

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To come back; revenīre He hét ealle eftcuman he commands all to come again. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 25. Eft-cymeþ comes again, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

læfel

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hét geótan wæter on læfel misit aquam in pelvem Hml. A. 155, 102. Man sceal habban . . . læflas, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add

on-ginness

(n.)
Grammar
on-ginness, e; f.

A beginning, undertaking

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Hine hét ðæt hé ðám hálwendan ongynnessum georne befulge eum coeptis insistere salutaribus jussit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 11

Linked entry: -ginness